LONDON, Oct. 16 — Tickets for the first commercial flight of a British Airways Concorde since the supersonic fleet was grounded 15 months ago went on sale Tuesday and were selling quickly, the airline said. British Airways said it sold half of the 100 tickets for its first fare-paying London-New York flight on Nov. 9 in the first two hours. The round-trip fare is $9,858.

LONDON, Oct. 16 — Tickets for the first commercial flight of a British Airways Concorde since the supersonic fleet was grounded 15 months ago went on sale Tuesday and were selling quickly, the airline said. British Airways said it sold half of the 100 tickets for its first fare-paying London-New York flight on Nov. 9 in the first two hours. The round-trip fare is $9,858.